The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see
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The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see resource for landlubbers and mariners alike.

Carol Gafford is a public librarian, family historian, amateur archivist and book savior. She is currently the youth services/outreach librarian at the Swansea Public Library and volunteers for several museum and historical societies including the Marine Museum at Fall River, the Swansea Historical Society and the Bristol Historical and Preservation society. She is the editor of Past Times, the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists and is always looking for a new project to take on.

WILMINGTON — Rich Peverley had been playing some of his better hockey of the season entering Saturday’s penultimate game of the regular season in Washington.

After an awful first three months, he had picked up some confidence and was beginning to find the speed game that’s made him a dangerous and efficient player. After Nathan Horton got hurt a week earlier against the Penguins, Peverley — who had been on the fourth line — jumped up to replace Horton on a top-two line.

Then came an untimely trip of Mike Green in the third period. Green tied the game on the ensuing power play and Washington won in overtime.

“Well, I thought I was playing well the past couple games,” Peverley said Friday. “There were some mistakes, took a bad penalty in Washington. But like I said, I thought I was skating well, getting some confidence back. But it wasn’t my decision and we won the game.”

Although coach Claude Julien wouldn’t confirm it in his meeting with the media, it appears Peverley is a go for Game 2 Saturday. Peverley wore a gray third-line jersey with Chris Kelly and Jaromir Jagr. Daugavins was in the green jersey worn by extra forwards Jay Pandolfo and Carl Soderberg.

“I don’t think we intended on sitting him out the whole time,” Julien said. “I think we started off with a lineup that we thought was deserving of starting last game. We have an opportunity here moving forward to decide what we want to do.

“If you’re asking whether he’s in or out, that’s another thing that I’ll decide tomorrow. Even though I put him on that line, I think I have a decision to make, it doesn’t have to be made today.”

Sitting Peverley may have been a motivational tactic, both for Peverley and the slumping Bruins, a sign that anyone can be sat at any time. If it was, it worked — the Bruins played their best game in weeks in the opener, and Peverley was saying all the right things Friday.

“Being a healthy scratch is not something you want to do,” the 30-year-old said, “so it gives you that motivation to not be there.”

Peverley can still be a key player for the Bruins. His speed is rivaled on the team by only Tyler Seguin and Daniel Paille. He and Kelly have chemistry from playing together for much of three seasons. Before the benching, Peverley had been skating much better.

It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Peverley still have an impact on this series. He led the Bruins in scoring in last year’s playoff series against the Capitals. Now it’s time to show he can still be a productive player.

“We seemed to play well together in the past, so hopefully we can keep it going,” Peverley said of his chemistry with Kelly. “This is the time for us to prove that maybe we can play well together.”

Hamilton hasn’t played since April 23 as Julien opted for the more experienced Adam McQuaid in his postseason lineup. McQuaid told Hamilton, who’s been his housemate this season, to stay ready in case something happened.

“We’ve been working hard,” Hamilton said. “A lot of bike rides and practices here, working out too. So I feel good. … If I get the opportunity, I feel I’m ready.”

Hamilton skated with Wade Redden on the third defensive pairing. That bumped McQuaid up to skate with Zdeno Chara, with Dennis Seidenberg moving to the left side and skating with Johnny Boychuk.

The shutdown pairing of Chara and Seidenberg was broken up due to the need for a third left-hand shot.

If the Bruins are tied or have the lead in the third period, Julien could easily move Chara and Seidenberg back together.

“We mix and match a lot of times, so that’s not an issue,” Julien said.

LEAFS CHANGE: Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle said there would be changes to his lineup after Game 1, and he showed some of those potential alterations in practice Friday.

Left wings Joffrey Lupul and James van Riemsdyk flipped spots on the top two lines. Lupul is now with Tyler Bozak and Phil Kessel, while van Riemsdyk is with Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin.

It could open up space for van Riemsdyk. Chara will likely still be matched up with Kessel, and van Riemsdyk was the most dangerous Leaf in Game 1 even while also facing Chara.

Carlyle also inserted Ryan Hamilton onto the third line. Clarke MacArthur dropped to the fourth line and Frazer McLaren came out of the lineup.

RESTING UP: After a brutal schedule to end the season with six games in the final nine days, the Bruins have used this week to get some rest.

They had two days off between the regular-season finale and Game 1, and two days again between Games 1 and 2.

Julien kept the players off the ice Monday and Thursday, taking advantage of the extra time off.

“I think we needed it,” Julien said. “The day off (Thursday) was good for the players, to get some rest. And the fact that we still have a chance to practice, also, before the next game helps. The scheduling situation, to me, didn’t play to our disadvantage.”

After Game 2, the series will be games every other day until Games 6 and 7, which would be back-to-back May 12 and 13.